League

VW Arena
Spectators: 7295 (Terracing: 5473, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 145) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Conrado Domingues made the kick off which started today's match. Fábrica de Gols's Rafinha Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amauri Andrade in the 5th minute of play. If Flávio de Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the match, Fábrica de Gols's goal looked a bit too open when Flávio de Amorim came free, but Rafinha Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Chicão Cavalcante fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maxwell's protests and gave Chicão Cavalcante a yellow card for diving instead. Maxwell's Chicão Cavalcante got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fábrica de Gols's Rafinha Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio de Amorim in the 22nd minute of play. After 24 minutes of play, Maxwell's Flávio de Amorim made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafinha Massa was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Fábrica de Gols getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Maurinho Correia hit a great ball. Maxwell's Flávio de Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Maxwell's Flávio de Amorim in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fábrica de Gols's goalie prevented a goal. Reginaldo Maia hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Fábrica de Gols's Rafinha Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chicão Cavalcante in the 37th minute of play. Rafinha Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chicão Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Flávio de Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flávio de Amorim to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chicão Cavalcante in the 51st minute of play forced Fábrica de Gols's goalkeeper Rafinha Massa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxwell's Amauri Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conrado Domingues in the 57th minute of play. Amauri Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmílson Borges in the 59th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flávio de Amorim got free with Rafinha Massa in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chicão Cavalcante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafinha Massa having to interfere. Flávio de Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafinha Massa having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Nildo Rezende made a precise shot to the right of Rafinha Massa. Fábrica de Gols's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Chicão Cavalcante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafinha Massa having to interfere. Flávio de Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Rafinha Massa made a huge save. 87 minutes into the match, Maxwell's Amauri Andrade sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafinha Massa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Fábrica de Gols's Conrado Domingues got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute Chicão Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafinha Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Flávio de Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Maxwell could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fábrica de Gols throughout the match.